Rationalists and EAs have no defenses against real sociopaths, critic says, citing SBF
davidzmorris · x · 2026-10-15
David Morris criticizes the Rationalist/EA community: they call their "autism" a superpower and dismiss empathy as bias, yet their handling of Sam Bankman-Fried shows no comprehension of, or defenses against, real sociopathy. Replies argue their psychological epistemology normalizes sociopaths, invoking Nozick's utility monster thought experiment — a utility-maximizing framework that inherently opens the door to manipulators.
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